Tuesday, June 25, 2019

Revisiting the Dream

It's been two years since I first dreamed of learning to sail, and then sailing Wild Betty down the Tom Bigby Waterway. I was diagnosed with diabetes, stayed sick and unhealthy, and just couldn't afford the boat I want and need to start this trip. But now I'm back. I'm healthy, have lost 100 pounds (65 of them since I started thinking about doing this) and I'm seriously thinking I can make it happen. It may be on a houseboat, but I'd love to do it on a sailboat. I'm just being practical here. It's a lot harder to fall off of a houseboat, and a lot more practical.

Wild Betty always intended to do the trip on a houseboat - where she could move around, sleep, and essentially "play house" with her boyfriend. I understand now why a houseboat was so appealing. I'm weighing the navigation skills I'd need with a sailboat over that of a houseboat.